Dr. Elizabeth Connolly was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew-up in its suburbs.  Her first opportunity to work with animals came as a volunteer position at the Philadelphia Zoo where she gained experience in the care of over thirty species.  She then moved to New England to attend Boston College where she earned her bachelor's degree in Biology.  As a student at BC, Liz competed nationally as a division one NCAA athlete on the varsity sailing team.  She also completed two internships at that time doing environmental field research.  Upon completion of her degree, she began her career in companion animal medicine mastering the roles in a small animal veterinary hospital from front desk to nursing to management.  In 2001, Liz began veterinary school at Tufts in North Grafton, MA.  She graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and immediately began work.  In 2006 she met her future husband and they married in 2010.  She also gained two stepsons and an American Bulldog in the union.  She has spent the past 7 years working full time providing medicine, surgery and dentistry to cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets and pocket pets and helping to improve the human-animal bond.